Popular Scales Used for Assessing Kids with Special Needs ©

Compiled by Camila S. Hogberg, Adapted Physical Education Instructor, Barrington Public School Department, RI

Contact Camila: hogbergc@bpsmail.org

ASSESSMENT SCALE NAME	AGES SPECIAL POPULATION	MEASURES	TIME	SPECIAL TRAINING	CRITERION OR NORM REFERENCED
Bruiniks-Ozeretsky Test of Motor Proficiency American Guidance Services, Inc. Circle Pines, MN 55014-1796 ©1978	41/2 – 14 1/2	Motor functioning	1 ½ HR	Yes	Both
Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD) PRO-ED, Inc., Austin, TX 78735 ©1999	3 - 10	Fundamental gross motor skills	¾ HR	Minimal Training	Both
The Presidents Challenge Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sport Populars Research Center Bloomington, IN 61820 ©1998	6 - 17	Physical Fitness	1 HR	Minimal Training	Norm
Project Unique Human Kinetics Publishers Champaign, IL 61820 ©1985	10 – 17 Normal, sensory othopedically impaired	Body composition, flexibility, muscular strength/endurance, cardio/endurance	1 HR	Yes	Norm
Project Active ACTIVE – By Joe Karp 20214 103^rd Place, NE Bothell, WA 98011-2455 ©1991	1 - 16	Psychomotor	1 HR	Yes	Both
Dash – 2 Developmental Assessment for Individuals with sever Disabilities PRO-ED 8700 Shoal Creek Boulevard Austin, TX 78757-6897 ©1999	0 – 84 mo Severe Disabilities	Sensory - motor	1 ½ HR	Yes	Criterion
HELP Strands, Adapted from HAWAII EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM – By Stephanie Parks Vort Corporation Palo Alto, CA 94306 ©1994	0 – 3 yr	Gross and fine motor	1 ½ HR	Yes	Curriculum Based
Aquatics Special Olympics 1325 G St., N.W. Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005-4709 ©1981	Children & Adults - Special Olympic Participants & Multi. Handicapped	Swimming Skills - Assessment	Varies	Yes	Criterion
Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Early Development, Curriculum Associates North Billerica, MA 01862 ©1978	0 – 7 yr	Observable function, sequenced task analysis	1 ½ HR	Yes	Both
Peabody Developmental Motor Scales - Manual and Activity Cards, DML Teaching Resources One DML Park Allen, TX 75002 ©	0 - 83 mo	Gross and fine motor		Yes	Standardized
Basic Motor Ability Test Revised, from Clumsy Child. A program of Motor Therapy, 2^nd Ed. C.V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, MO 63141 ©1979	4 - 12	Selected motor of small and large muscle control, static and dynamic balance, eye-hand coordination and flexibility		Yes
Ordinal Scales – Gross Motor The Southern California ORDINAL SCALES OF DEVELOPMENT, Developmental Scale of Gross Motor Abilities Western Psychological Services Los Angeles, CA 90025-1251 ©	0 – 11+	Strands of development including strength, balance, mobility and coordination		Yes	Criterion
Adapted Physical Education Assessment Scale Secondary Level Los Angeles Unified School District Los Angeles, CA ©	12 -18	Perceptual motor, skill development, physical fitness		Yes	Standardized
Achievement-Based Curriculum (ABC) Pro-Ed 8700 Shoal Creek Blvd. Austin , TX 78758 ©	Moderate – severe disabilities	Motor skills into observable tasks			Pass or Fail
Oregon Data Based Gymnasium Dr. John Dunn © John.dunn@health.utah.edu	Severe/ profound retardation	Task analysis of discrete movement behaviors: movement concepts, elementary games and fitness			Criterion
OSU-Scale of Intra-gross Motor Assessment (OSU_SIGMA) Mohican Textbook Publishing Co. Loudonville, LH 44842 ©	21/2 – 14 yr	Motor skills			Criterion
DEVPRO Motror Skills Assessment © http://www.proedinc.com/	Birth – 11 yr Severely handicapped both physically and mentally disabled up to 22	Task-analyzed skills- 22 different skill areas, defining over 950 highly task-analyzed skills			Criterion
The Brockport Physical Fitness Test Manual Human Kinetics Publishers Champaign, IL 61820 ©1999	10-17 Physical and Mental Disabilities	Fitness			Criterion
*Computer Assisted Adapted Physical Education Assessment Instruments Dan Cariaga, PC Consulting Service PO Box 1332 Pismo Beach, CA 93448 ©1998 http://a-ape.com/	All ages and disabilities	Worksheets for 21 of the most commonly used APE assessment instruments			Statistically interpreted written report